NFL Week 8 Picks

Week 8 of the NFL season kicks off tonight with the Green Bay Packers vs. the Carolina Panthers. My picks:

• Green Bay Packers beat Carolina Panthers
• Baltimore Ravens beat Buffalo Bills*
• Cincinnati Bengals beat Tennessee Titans
• Dallas Cowboys beat Arizona Cardinals
• Minnesota Vikings beat Detroit Lions*
• Las Vegas Raiders beat New York Jets
• Pittsburgh Steelers beat Cleveland Browns
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat Atlanta Falcons*
• Jacksonville Jaguars beat Indianapolis Colts
• Los Angeles Rams beat Los Angeles Chargers
• Kansas City Chiefs beat Denver Broncos
• New England Patriots beat Miami Dolphins
• Washington Commanders beat Philadelphia Eagles
• Chicago Bears beat Seattle Seahawks*

Upset picks are marked with an asterisk. If I change any of my picks, the changes will be made before kickoff and specifically noted in an update to this post. The picks are also recorded at ESPN's Pick'em game.

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NFL Week 7 Results

Eight right, six wrong for Week 7, as follows:

• Chicago Bears beat New England Patriots
• Pittsburgh Steelers beat New Orleans Saints
• San Francisco 49ers beat Atlanta Falcons
• Cleveland Browns beat Tennessee Titans
• Minnesota Vikings beat Indianapolis Colts
• New York Jets beat Miami Dolphins
• Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat Carolina Panthers*
• Baltimore Ravens beat Cincinnati Bengals*
• Houston Texans beat New York Giants
• Denver Broncos beat Arizona Cardinals
• Detroit Lions beat  Green Bay Packers
• Las Vegas Raiders beat Los Angeles Rams*
• Kansas City Chiefs beat Seattle Seahawks
• Dallas Cowboys beat Philadelphia Eagles

At present, I'm 61 correct, 45 incorrect for the season, and have fallen to the 83.5th percentile among players of ESPN's NFL Pick'em Game.